Desyncs

I have heard that some actions, being used within an if like this:

if (GetLocalPlayer()==someplayer) then
ACTIONS
endif

will cause game crashes, so my question is..what sorts of actions would cause this to happen? and am I safe to use sound/unit animations being done like this?

the most major cause of desyncs with get local player would be things that modify pathing (eg: a new unit, a new destructable)

im pretty shure your safe with almost any actions invlolving sounds. i dont know about unit animations tho. (should be desync-free... but then again.)

Creating new handleobjects will cause desyncs. Pathing change too, like said. Actually.. anything that will cause the game to act differently then it would normally will cause a desync (and NOT a game crash, thats something totally different).

Things you can usually do are things like changing vertex color, changing models for special effects. Showing/Hiding multiboards etc.

Alright, but I said game crashes cause I tested with creating a unit(figured it would *uc* up for sure) and when I tried it gives that "You have been disconnected" message, then my game exited(right back to my desktop).


Anyway, would changing a unit's owner cause a desync to occur?

most probobly. its like getting in an argument: "this is MYNE!" one computer says, yet all the others say "no, its his." so they beat him up. (disconnect him)

Alrighty...thanks guys.